Tapak Dara – Catharanthus Roseus
| Local name | Tapak Dara |
| Botanical name | Catharanthus Roseus |
| Classification | Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Catharanthus Spesies: Catharanthus roseus |
| Medical part | Leaves |
| Key component | C. roseus is a medicinal plant that has powerful antioxidants. It produces a broad spectrum of secondary metabolites, such as anthocyanins, phenolics, and alkaloids (1). Other secondary metabolites are present in its leaves e.g., vindoline, vinblastine, catharanthine, and vincristine. Two of its alkaloids, vincristine and vinblastine (possessing anticancerous properties), are being used copiously in pharmaceutical industries (2) |
| Indication | C. roseus is used in herbal medicine for the treatment of many types of cancer, diabetes, stomach disorders, and kidney, liver, and cardiovascular diseases (3) |
| References | (1) Abeed AHA, Ali M, Ali EF, Majrashi A, Eissa MA. Induction of Catharanthus roseus Secondary Metabolites When Calotropis procera Was Used as Bio-Stimulant. Plants (Basel). 2021 Aug 6;10(8):1623. doi: 10.3390/plants10081623. PMID: 34451668; PMCID: PMC8398584. (2) Das A, Sarkar S, Bhattacharyya S, Gantait S. Biotechnological advancements in Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2020 Jun;104(11):4811-4835. doi: 10.1007/s00253-020-10592-1. Epub 2020 Apr 17. PMID: 32303816. (3) Kumar S, Singh B, Singh R. Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don: A review of its ethnobotany, phytochemistry, ethnopharmacology and toxicities. J Ethnopharmacol. 2022 Feb 10;284: 114647. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114647. Epub 2021 Sep 22. PMID: 34562562. |